After seven years, the Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority (RVSA) has reached resolution in the litigation and arbitration initiated in 2010 against several contractors, engineering firms and other related companies relative to the RVSA’s co-generation and sludge drying facility originally proposed in 2002 and which only recently went into limited operation. The RVSA has recovered more than $7 million.

The Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority (RVSA) is an autonomous agency that owns and operates a trunk sewer system and a wastewater treatment facility in Rahway, New Jersey. The RVSA currently serves more than 250,000 residents and 3,500 industrial and commercial customers in 14 communities in central New Jersey. The RVSA is governed by a Board of Commissioners, which includes one representative from each member municipality. The day-today operations of the RVSA are handled by a full-time Executive Director, along with a staff of approximately 50 employees. The RVSA currently serves Member Municipalities of Clark, Cranford, Garwood, Kenilworth, Mountainside, Rahway, Roselle Park, Scotch Plains, Springfield, Westfield, and Woodbridge and User Municipalities of Winfield Park, portions of Fanwood and Linden.

The Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority (RVSA) has been recognized by the Association of Environmental Authorities of New Jersey (AEA) and awarded for their outstanding efforts and accomplishments during Super Storm Sandy. The RVSA was presented with awards for Mutual Aid and Individual Achievements at the Annual Wave Awards Luncheon held on March 13th during the AEA’s spring conference at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City.